Mackey begins final Iditarod leg with lead
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- "See you in Nome." With those words and two-hour lead, musher Lance Mackey hit the trail for the final leg of the 1,100-mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog race....
Doctor: Beckham recovering well after surgery
TURKU, Finland (AP) -- David Beckham is recovering well from surgery on his left Achilles' tendon and will start to walk on crutches in his first rehabilitation exercises on Tuesday....
Lakers top Warriors for 9th straight time, 124-121
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- Kobe Bryant scored 29 points and Pau Gasol added 26 to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to their ninth straight victory over the Golden State Warriors, 124-121 on Monday night....
Glamour boy Beckham to miss World Cup after injury
LONDON (AP) -- Unless David Beckham can mend it as well as he can bend it, soccer's now-limping glamour boy will miss this summer's World Cup - a blow to tournament organizers, sponsors, TV viewers and average fans....
ESPN reporter's stalker gets 2 1/2 years in prison
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- An Illinois insurance executive who secretly shot nude videos of ESPN reporter Erin Andrews was sentenced Monday to 2 1/2 years in prison after giving a tearful apology that was harshly rebuked by his victim....
There's plenty of reaction to possible expansion
NEW YORK (AP) -- It wouldn't take an act of Congress, and in the overall scheme of things, expanding the field for the NCAA men's basketball championship wouldn't solve or create any problems for most Americans....
UConn, Stanford, Tennessee and Nebraska top seeds
On their way to a record 72-game winning streak, the Connecticut Huskies have beaten just about every power program in women's college basketball....
Djokovic, Nadal win at Indian Wells
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) -- Novak Djokovic built up a head of steam while losing nine consecutive games over two sets. He let it out by tossing his ballcap after finally winning a game in the third....
Royals handle White Sox 9-1
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) -- Zack Greinke got the best of a matchup with Mark Buehrle and the Kansas City Royals earned a 9-1 win over the Chicago White Sox on Monday night....
Latos blows through 1st; Pads win 7-1
PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) -- Mat Latos isn't taking anything for granted as he competes for the No. 5 spot in the San Diego Padres' rotation....
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